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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hello everyone and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, season 1, lesson 23, Let’s Do Some Shopping in Poland! I’m Gabriella. |
| Joanna: And I’m Joanna. |
| Gabriella: In this lesson you'll revise what you have learned so far. |
| Joanna: This conversation takes place at home. |
| Gabriella: The conversation is between Gosia and Alex. |
| Joanna: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Polish. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Gabriella: In the dialogue some auction site was mentioned.. |
| Joanna: Yes, a Polish auction service called Allegro |
| Gabriella: When was it created? |
| Joanna: In 1999, in Poznan city. |
| Gabriella: Is it a popular way of shopping in Poland? |
| Joanna: Yes, after access to the Internet became easy and pretty cheap, auctions soon increased in popularity! |
| Gabriella: How do you buy or sell things there? |
| Joanna: First of all, you need to create an account, and Allegro carefully checks and confirms your information. |
| Gabriella: Are the prices good? |
| Joanna: Most of the time they are, and that’s what makes Allegro very popular, especially among younger generations |
| Gabriella: Listeners, for more information about this auction service, refer to the lesson notes. |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Gabriella: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Joanna, what’s the first word? |
| Joanna: ‘słuchawki’ |
| Gabriella: “headphones” |
| Joanna: the noun ‘słuchawki’ is in its plural form and can refer only to “headphones”. When it’s in its singular form, the meaning changes. |
| Gabriella: How does it change? |
| Joanna: when we say ‘słuchawka’, which is a singular noun, we are talking about a landline phone’s or intercom’s receiver |
| Gabriella: Listeners, be sure to remember this difference! |
| Joanna: In the English language there’s no relation, but in Polish the verb “to listen” and the noun “headphones” are related |
| Gabriella: How so? |
| Joanna: Well, in Polish “to listen” is ‘słuchać’ |
| Gabriella: ohhh.. I see it now! So the noun “headphones” derives from the verb “to listen” |
| Joanna: Exactly! |
| Gabriella: To make sure everyone understands, let’s practice a few. Listeners, please repeat after Joanna |
| Joanna: ‘słuchać’ |
| Gabriella: (pause) “to listen” |
| Joanna: ‘słuchawki’ |
| Gabriella: (pause) “headphones” |
| Joanna: ‘słuchawka’ |
| Gabriella: (pause) “landline phone’s or intercom’s receiver” |
| Joanna: Great job everyone! |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s next? |
| Joanna: the phrase ‘chodźmy na..’ |
| Gabriella: “let’s go for / to..” |
| Joanna: First of all, ‘chodźmy’ itself, means “let’s go” whereas ‘na’ can be translated in many ways and it all depends on the word that follows. |
| Gabriella: To create a better picture, let’s hear a few examples |
| Joanna: ‘chodźmy na spacer’ |
| Gabriella: “let’s go for a walk” |
| Joanna: ‘chodźmy na plażę’ |
| Gabriella: “let’s go to the beach” |
| Joanna: ‘chodźmy na lody’ |
| Gabriella: “let’s go out for ice-cream” |
| Joanna: The latter example really means - “let’s go out and have some ice-cream”. We often use this phrase to talk about something we want to go and eat |
| Gabriella: And now that we’ve learned some new and interesting facts about Polish words, let’s move on to the grammar! |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Gabriella: In this lesson, we’ll revise all that we have learned in this series so far. |
| Joanna: It’s going to be a great chance for you to practice with us! |
| Gabriella: Let’s start by talking about your hobbies. |
| Joanna: Everyone! How do we ask about someone’s hobbies? You have a few seconds.. 3.. 2..1.. - ‘jakie masz hobby?’ |
| Gabriella: “what are your hobbies?” |
| Joanna: Now try to say that your hobby is fishing…As a reminder, “fishing” is wędkarstwo |
| Gabriella: Is fishing popular in Poland? |
| Joanna: Yes, it is, especially among men. |
| Gabriella: Everyone ready? “My hobby is fishing” in Polish is |
| Joanna: “Moje hobby to wędkarstwo” |
| Gabriella: “I haven’t had much time for hobbies recently.” Listener, do you know how to say, more generally, “I don’t have time”? |
| Joanna: In Polish, it’s…. (pause) “Nie mam czasu” |
| Gabriella: Good job! How do we make negative forms of other verbs you’ve learned so far? Let’s say - “like” and “must”? |
| Joanna: (pause) respectively - ‘nie lubię’ and ‘nie muszę’ |
| Gabriella: I’m sure everyone got it right! |
| Joanna: Remember that to make negative forms of verbs, it’s enough to just add the word ‘nie’ at the beginning |
| Gabriella: Now let’s imagine that we’re shopping. Here’s a task for you, listeners - please say in Polish - “I must buy sugar, milk and potatoes” |
| Joanna: Give it a try!... (pause) Okay! Ready? Here it goes - ‘Muszę kupić cukier, mleko i ziemniaki’ |
| Gabriella: Great! Now let’s change it a bit! Say “I need butter and bread” |
| Joanna: (pause) In Polish ‘Potrzebuję masło i chleb’ |
| Gabriella: Now this one’s a bit more challenging. How would you say - “This store is the best”? |
| Joanna: It’s all about adjectives here! And don’t forget about gender agreement! |
| Gabriella: Okay! Time’s up! Joanna? |
| Joanna: ‘Ten sklep jest najlepszy’ |
| Gabriella: Let’s try one more! |
| Joanna: You’re really getting into it! |
| Gabriella: Practice makes perfect! So, everyone, say “It’s the tastiest cake in the world” |
| Joanna: Please pay attention to the gender agreement again.. I’ll give you a hint - “cake” is ciasto in Polish and it’s a neuter noun! (pause) Okay! Here it goes - ‘To najsmaczniejsze ciasto na świecie’ |
| Gabriella: Great job everyone! |
| Joanna: We hope you managed to remember all the sentences practiced in this lesson! |
| Gabriella: If you didn’t, there’s no reason to get discouraged, just go back to the lessons you had problems with and practice, practice and practice. |
Outro |
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| Joanna: We hope you enjoyed this lesson. I’m sure you’re all doing great, so don’t forget to come back for the next one! |
| Gabriella: Thanks for listening, and see you next time! Bye! |
| Joanna: Papa. |
5 Comments
HideHello Listeners! What would you like to buy in Poland?
Cześć Roxanne,
W której części Polski chcesz mieszkać? 😄
Best,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Chcę kupić dom i żyć w Polsce!
Cześć Luis c,
Dzięki za komentarz.
You can learn to ask about hobby, listening the following lessons:
https://www.polishpod101.com/lesson/lower-beginner-4-what-do-you-do-in-your-free-time-in-poland/
https://www.polishpod101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-14-headbanging-to-polish-heavy-metal/
Our lessons are short to help users learn easier and faster. Hence, it is impossible to include all sentences and examples in every lesson.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Hello! Excuse me, in the lesson you tal about how to ask about someones hobby, but you dont write how to ask this question, just how to answer it.